Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, 1618. Artist: Unknown

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, 1618. Artist: Unknown

1-152-878 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, 1618. Bacon (1561-1626) became Lord Chancellor in 1618. He is shown here after his appointment to the position. In science he advocated observation and experiment as a method of enquiry rather than Aristotelian deductive logic.


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Sir Francis Bacon: British: Lord Chancellor, lawyer, statesman, philosopher

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2881x3661
File Size : 30,901kb


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  1. 000310
  1. 000310
  1. 0390001827
  1. 1-152-878
  1. 1152878
  1. 1827

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